Embedded Systems Curriculum Resources

Use EDK and associated resources to develop embedded labs.

• Access Embedded IP cores
• Download Embedded Reference Designs
• Download Application Notes
• Access Teaching Materials
• Download Academic Course Materials
• Check out Interesting Research Projects

Access Embedded IP Cores

EDK includes free Embedded Processing Peripheral IP Cores useful for embedded system labs. These cores are delivered through EDK's IP Catalog and can be added to a MicroBlaze™ or PowerPC® embedded system.

Download Embedded Reference Designs

Free reference designs are available that illustrate how to use various features of supported University boards.

• Spartan®-3E Starter Kit
• XUP Virtex®-II Pro

Download Application Notes

Xilinx application notes cover topics ranging from FPGA resource usage to application examples. The links below provide direct access to application notes for supported XUP board device families.

• Spartan-3E
• Virtex-II Pro

Access Teaching Materials

Access materials for teaching courses using Xilinx.

• IMEC Lab Exercises targeting the XUP Virtex-II Pro.
  

Download Course Materials

Listed below are Universities that post lecture notes and/or lab exercises on their course websites to share with the academic community.

Online Academic Course Materials
University	Course Name/Number
Iowa State	CprE488:Embedded Systems Design
Oklahoma State	ECEN4213:Computer Based Systems
Texas A&M	EE449:Microprocessor System Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	ECE412: Microprocessor Laboratory
University of Kansas	EECS388: Computer Systems and Assembly Language

Interesting Research Projects

Learn how Universities are using the latest Xilinx technology in research.

• OpenSparc - Sun's initiative to create a open source community and participation in processor
  architecture development.
• RAMP - Research Accelerator for Multiple Processors